Legislation

Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation", while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business.

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Consumer Watchdog Wants More Than Regulation For Facebook
Consumer Watchdog Wants More Than Regulation For Facebook
April 12, 2018  |  Facebook

Consumer Watchdog has called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy in the wake of Facebook’s data scandal. “Facebook has a...

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Facebook Backs Legislation That Would Reveal Political Ad Buyers
Facebook Backs Legislation That Would Reveal Political Ad Buyers
April 09, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook offered up legislation late last week that would require social media companies to reveal the buyers of online political campaign ads as it tries...

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Regulatory Tracker: Blockchain At The State Level, FinTech Sandboxes Go Global — Maybe
Regulatory Tracker: Blockchain At The State Level, FinTech Sandboxes Go Global — Maybe
March 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Blockchain at the State Level In legislative news, a bipartisan bill is making its way through Congress that urges government agencies to look into using...

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Legislators Introduce Bill For Faster Payments To Small Businesses
Legislators Introduce Bill For Faster Payments To Small Businesses
March 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Legislative efforts to combat late supplier payments have emerged in Europe, the U.K. and Australia. Now, similar initiatives have begun in the U.S. Reports in...

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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
March 19, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an...

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EU And Tech Firm Taxes Dominate Regulatory Landscape
EU And Tech Firm Taxes Dominate Regulatory Landscape
March 19, 2018  |  News

Tax season, indeed. The regulatory landscape was dotted with news out of Europe centered on the way that tech firms do business — and how...

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Rollback Of Dodd-Frank Act Passes In Senate
Rollback Of Dodd-Frank Act Passes In Senate
March 15, 2018  |  Regulation

On Wednesday (March 14), the Senate passed legislation that would loosen the regulations placed on financial companies after the Great Recession, with the bill gaining...

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Warren Proposes To Create Bank Criminal Activity Investigation Unit
Warren Proposes To Create Bank Criminal Activity Investigation Unit
March 15, 2018  |  Regulation

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to create a law enforcement unit to keep big banks in check. According to American Banker, Warren introduced the Ending Too...

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Lawmakers Demand Answers From CFPB On Payday Rule
Lawmakers Demand Answers From CFPB On Payday Rule
February 01, 2018  |  Regulation

Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, received questions from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the head Democrat on the House...

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